CHP CALLS RAIN FACTOR IN CRASH.Byline: Daily News Heavy rain contributed to a pre-dawn truck crash Tuesday that tied up traffic on Interstate 5 and The Old Road through much of the day, officials reported. Trucker Mark Corley, carrying a 70,000-pound load of lettuce and other produce, lost control of his big rig Big Rig was a punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area fronted by singer/songwriter Jesse Michaels. Michaels performed with the group after the break up of his previous project, Operation Ivy, and before forming the band Common Rider. about 4:15 a.m., swerved to the right shoulder, hit and then hopped a concrete divide protecting a construction zone. The rig landed on its side, out of traffic lanes, said Officer Doug Sweeney of the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. . CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan investigators delayed the cleanup, waiting to right the truck after the morning rush hour, Sweeney said. Still, southbound commuter traffic Noun 1. commuter traffic - traffic created by people going to or returning from work traffic - the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time backed up about six miles to McBean Parkway and motorists who gave up on the freeway jammed the parallel The Old Road. The heavy traffic prompted two other minor traffic accidents, with no injuries, Sweeney added. Corley, 35, of Phoenix was not injured. But his United Transport truck was destroyed. The National Weather Service predicted mostly sunny skies over the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley today. Thursday's weather is expected to be mostly sunny in the morning, with increasing clouds in the afternoon. High temperatures were expected in the upper 50s, and low temperatures in the low 30s. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO A produce truck that rolled off Interstate 5 in Newhall early Tuesday morning snarled snarl 1 v. snarled, snarl·ing, snarls v.intr. 1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth. 2. To speak angrily or threateningly. v.tr. rush-hour traffic. The driver was not injured. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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